ITALY: IOC remind athletes of range of possible sanctions.

Record ID: 331762

  • Title: ITALY: IOC remind athletes of range of possible sanctions.
  • Date: 22nd February 2006
  • Summary: TURIN, ITALY (FEBRUARY 21, 2006)(REUTERS - NO ACCESS WIRELESS) TOROC SPOKESMAN GIUSEPPE GATTINO AND INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS GISELLE DAVIES WALKING ONTO STAGE WIDE OF NEWS CONFERENCE HALL DAVIES AND TOROC SPOKESMAN GIUSEPPE GATTINO SITTING AT TABLE (SOUNDBITE)(English) INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS GISELLE DAVIES SAYING: "Maybe also worth bearing in mind that obviously the IOC on Saturday night did its controls as part of its anti-doping rule procedures, but this ultimately -- it can only be possibly one element in a wider picture in so as far as anti-doping rules can be violated not simply by having a substance in the body that is prohibited, but also by attempted use or contact, possession with prohibited substances and methods. So I think it is worth looking at the anti-doping rules and seeing the number of other ways that the rules can be broken" WIDE OF HALL
  • Embargoed: 9th March 2006 12:00
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  • Location: Italy
  • Country: Italy
  • Topics: Crime / Law Enforcement,Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVAEC3JOBR9ZT99BMKJD5RJTRTF
  • Story Text: International Olympic Committee (IOC) Head of Communications Giselle
    Davies said on Tuesday (February 21) that even if athletes test negative in
    direct doping tests, they can still be sanctioned according to the IOC laws on
    doping.
    She was speaking as investigations of the Austrian contingent continue
    after raids on athletes' and coaches' premises in the mountains.
    Davis told a news conference in Turin: "Maybe also worth bearing
    in mind that obviously the IOC on Saturday night did its controls as part of
    its anti-doping rule procedures, but this ultimately -- it can only be
    possibly one element in a wider picture in so as far as anti-doping rules can
    be violated not simply by having a substance in the body that is prohibited,
    but also by attempted use or contact, possession with prohibited substances
    and methods. So I think it is worth looking at the anti-doping rules and
    seeing the number of other ways that the rules can be broken."
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